The IS&T Grants Office helps faculty and students obtain funding for research. Staffed by two full-time grants and proposal experts dedicated solely to assisting IS&T faculty and students, our office will work with you throughout the entire funding process, from developing funding ideas to proposal submission.
Our Services
- Work with you to develop and refine your funding ideas
- Find potential funding opportunities that fit your research strands and interests
- Assist you with creating a 1-3-5 year funding plan
- Organize and coordinate proposal development and submission activities
- Edit proposal documents for content, organization, and visual appeal
- Develop proposal budgets with UNO ORCA and draft budget justifications
- Coordinate an external review of your proposal prior to submission
- Assist with post-award reporting and processes
Communicating with Program Officers
College and UNO Information
Compliance and Intellectual Property
Grant Training and Seminars
Grant Writing Tips
- NSF Proposal Writing Tips: Contact IS&T Grants Office
- NSF Proposal Components
- NSF Review Process
- NSF Proposal Common Mistakes
- NSF Proposal Outline: Contact IS&T Grants Office
- Writing a Management Plan
- NIH Grant Writing Tips: Contact IS&T Grants Office
- Answer These Questions Before You Start Writing!(DARPA Heilmeier Catechism)
- Why your paper was rejected?
- Why did my paper get rejected?
- How to Write a Winning NSF Proposal
- Lessons from Serving on NSF Panels
- NSF CAREER Proposal Readiness Checklist
- NIH Grant Applications: The Anatomy of A Specific Aims Page
- Proposal Kick-Off Meeting Checklist
Post-Award Grant Administration
Contact IS&T Grants OfficeProposal Budgeting
Contact IS&T Grants Office for MS & Ph.D. Student Budgeting GuidelinesProposal Examples
Contact IS&T Grants Office for Recent Sample Funded ProposalsProposal Section Resources
- NSF Biosketch info and link to fillable form (after June 1, 2020)
- NSF Biosketch SciENcv directions and video
- NSF Current & Pending (C&P) info and link to fillable form (after June 1, 2020)
- Sample Logic Model
- Template - Logic Model Worksheet
- Template - Program Action Development Logic Model
- Sample Researcher Mentoring Plan
- Template - NSF Data Management Plan
- NABI/ARIS Broader Impacts Guiding Principles
- UNL Broader Impact Resources
- Data Dissemination Strategy (Univ. of Queensland)